Shimo-Akatsuka Station Explained


Shimo-Akatsuka Station
Map Dot Label:Shimo-Akatsuka Station
Native Name:下赤塚駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-23-1 Akatsuka-shinmachi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 175-0093
Country:Japan
Operator: Tobu Railway
Line: Tobu Tojo Line
Distance:8.9 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Code:TJ-09
Opened:29 December 1930
Passengers:18,457 daily
Pass Year:FY2010
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station on the Tobu Tojo Line in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.[1]

Lines

Shimo-Akatsuka Station is served by the Tobu Tojo Line from in Tokyo. Located between and, it is 8.9 km from the Ikebukuro terminus. Only "Local" (all-stations) services stop at this station, with eight trains per hour in each direction during the daytime.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station has two entrances: the north entrance adjoining platform 2 (for Ikebukuro) and the south entrance adjoining platform 1 (for Narimasu). The two platforms are also linked by an underpass.

Facilities

Passenger toilet facilities are provided on platform 1.

History

The station opened on 29 December 1930.[3]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on the Tobu Tojo Line, with Shimo-Akatsuka Station becoming "TJ-09".[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 18,457 passengers daily.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

35.7704°N 139.6443°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shimo-Akatsuka Station information. Japanese. Tobu Railway. 30 September 2009.
  2. Tobu Tojo Line Timetable, published March 2016
  3. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 200. 4-87366-874-3.
  4. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. ja:「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します. Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time . 9 February 2012. Tobu News. Tobu Railway . Japanese. 21 March 2012.
  5. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/rail/frail_2_2.html. ja:駅情報(乗降人員). Station information (Passenger statistics). Japanese. Japan. Tobu Railway. 14 December 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120101212234/http://www.tobu.co.jp/rail/frail_2_2.html. 1 January 2012.